Behold, Facebook's New App Center Leaks Into iOS — Facebook is planning to launch a new mobile App Center in the coming days — possibly at an app-themed press event that the company is holding this evening in San Francisco. In the meantime, we've just received a slew of screenshots …

The New iPad's Closest Competitor? The Old iPad. — During Apple's last earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said the iPad 2′s new lower price point was unlocking demand among price-sensitive customers. So how is it selling? — Very well, turns out. — According to new data …

If a Tweet Falls In the Forest... Twitter has proven to be an effective way for the average Internet user to get @ your favorite NBA player or indie rocker. And yet as the site grows, the noise of individual tweets is being drowned out. Enter Thunderclap, a Twitter app from Chinatown-based De-De …

Why Your Next iPhone Should Be Prepaid — Earlier this week, we did the math and declaredprepaid carrier Cricket Mobile to be the best iPhone deal around, but today's announcement that Sprint's Virgin Mobile will also be offering the iPhone 4S starting on June 24th changes the math substantially …

Speedier Shortening — We mean it when we say we've been reading all your tweets and emails. And we're listening! In the week since our release, we're already making adjustments, so that saving and shortening links in the new bitly is a whole lot easier.

“RIP Good Times”: Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile Crisis — Not too long ago, I found myself sitting in the second row of a conference room, anxiously scribbling notes, at what is now known as the “RIP Good Times” presentation. The presentation has become a cultural touchstone of modern-era silicon valley.

Apple Said To Add Baidu As Iphone Search-Engine In China — Apple Inc. (AAPL) plans to add Baidu Inc. (BIDU)'s search engine on iPhones in China, part of a push to broaden its services and user base in the world's most-populous nation, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Disney Implements 28-Day Embargo on All Physical Rentals — Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has begun delaying select new disc releases 28-days to kiosks, video stores and Netflix — a policy the studio started with the May 22 release of The Secret World of Arrietty, a studio representative confirmed.

Bing introduces New Britannica Online Encyclopedia Answers — A core focus for us here at Bing has been about delivering relevant information in a more organized way to help you find what you need more quickly and get stuff done. An example of this approach has been seen in our answers feature …

In Battle With Oracle, HP Outs Customer Cell Numbers — As part of its court battle with Oracle, HP has released names, email addresses, and cell phone numbers from over 150 customers. But why? Image: Peter McCollough/Wired — When Oracle announced plans to dump support …

Why Google Couldn't Pal Up With Buddy Media — Marc Benioff is a big, intimidating dude who is also a billionaire. He runs a company that did more than $2 billion in sales last year. But compared to Larry Page, he's a piker. — So how did Benioff end up with Buddy Media this week …

Chrome For Metro Set To Arrive In Next Dev Channel Release — As the release of Windows 8 draws closer, all of the major browser vendors are also preparing to launching their applications for the touch-centric Metro UI that will prominently feature in next version of Microsoft's flagship operating system.

Samsung Elec names components chief Kwon as new CEO — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co (005930.KS), Asia's technology powerhouse, reshuffled some of its top team on Thursday as it battles Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for supremacy in smartphones and leads the charge to new chip technology.

Jetpants: a toolkit for huge MySQL topologies — Tumblr is one of the largest users of MySQL on the web. At present, our data set consists of over 60 billion relational rows, adding up to 21 terabytes of unique relational data. Managing over 200 dedicated database servers can be a bit of a handful …